# Het Matt.. (Re ground on the WRX)

Posted by Jacob ('03 WRX) on September 19, 2003 at 13:26:01: In Reply to: Know where I can get a 3rd gen hood (more) posted by Matt on September 19, 2003 at 12:55:38: I went to Kragen last night and picked up some cheesy ground cables, and I put them on this morning - just two of them. I had no idea what I needed so I thought I would start with two, and go from there. I ran one from the pass side shock tower to that ground point on the pass side intake mani near the 2nd coolant reservoir, and the other from the - terminal on the battery to the grounding point on the driver side like the one I used on the pass side. Hope that makes sense. The car pulls much smoother but I can feel a little teeny bit of stuttering still (I think). It IS noticably smoother though. What other points should I connect - should I add one from the body to the battery or something to the block as well? You think the Kragen cables are enough, or should I get some from an audio store? I appreciate your comments. Thanks, Jacob Replys: I ran one new ground wire... (more) Matt (02 WRX / 96ZJ) 03:00:06 9/20/2003 (0) What size were the cables? how long? connectors? Matt (93SE) 14:41:02 9/19/2003 (8) You think using a 8awg for the battery ground is good enough because it's an add on? n/m Jeff92se (92se) 14:49:35 9/19/2003 (7) 8 awg minimum. 4 would be best, but sometimes it's hard to do. --> Matt (93SE) 15:01:50 9/19/2003 (6) So why did you run all your grounds to the head? n/m Jeff92se (92se) 15:28:54 9/19/2003 (1) Block/head, what's the difference?! :) --> Matt (93SE) 15:42:17 9/19/2003 (0) So maybe in my case... Jacob ('03 WRX) 15:16:54 9/19/2003 (3) Personally, I wouldn't mess with the body ground, but it definitely can't hurt. nm Matt (93SE) 15:27:10 9/19/2003 (2) On my car.. Jacob ('03 WRX) 16:18:48 9/19/2003 (1) gotcha. nm Matt (93SE) 16:19:59 9/19/2003 (0) wrong Matt? nm DanNY (91SE) 13:40:51 9/19/2003 (5) No thanks.. nm Jacob ('03 WRX) 13:46:03 9/19/2003 (4) great! nm DanNY (91SE) 14:16:08 9/19/2003 (3) sweet! n/m Kaleb (Black '93 GXE 5spd) 14:38:21 9/19/2003 (2) DUDEEE!! nm DanNY (91SE) 15:02:15 9/19/2003 (1) SWEEEEEEET! nm Jacob ('03 WRX) 15:17:18 9/19/2003 (0)

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: I went to Kragen last night and picked up some cheesy ground cables, and I put them on this morning - just two of them. I had no idea what I needed so I thought I would start with two, and go from there. : I ran one from the pass side shock tower to that ground point on the pass side intake mani near the 2nd coolant reservoir, and the other from the - terminal on the battery to the grounding point on the driver side like the one I used on the pass side. Hope that makes sense. The car pulls much smoother but I can feel a little teeny bit of stuttering still (I think). It IS noticably smoother though. What other points should I connect - should I add one from the body to the battery or something to the block as well? You think the Kragen cables are enough, or should I get some from an audio store? : I appreciate your comments. : Thanks, : Jacob